Orientation to Art and Design Project #1 Zine
Fall 2008
Zines are a non-precious, affordable, quick, easily published and disposable book form. They are self-publicated journals that typically focus on a specific subject, produced in multiple and are not created for profit. With the advent of the internet, a great deal of this movement has evolved into online zines, commonly referred to as e-zines or blogs. For this assignment, however, we will focus on the printed paper zine. First choose a design movement from the design movement list as the subject of the zine. Next, choose a partner with the same interest to create your zine with. (may be assigned) Use a single sheet of 11 x 17” paper to make an 8-fold book, or you can use two 5.5 x 4.25 folios stapled. (Thus, the zine consists of eight pages) Your zine should be composed of half images and half text. Don’t forget to credit all of your source material – images and text. You need to include at least 3 sources, one must be a print source and none of them can be Wikipedia (dig Non-Adhesive Binding Books without Paste or Glue (Paperback)deeper!) Also included in the text needs to be a reflective paragraph by each partner responding to the information you have compiled while researching your art movement. Once you have completed your zine, photocopy an edition of 18 so everyone in the class may have a copy. #1 Assigned partner for zine project Zine presentation Movements in art slide show & lecture Homework: Research movement, write personal response paragraph. #2 Meet at MIA at 4 p.m. for Design Collection research #3 Zine thumbnail/journal discussion with Barb with Zine groups Studio time to edit personal response paragraphs, layout zine with partner. Zine construction, 8 fold layout or pamphlet
#4. Class critique of zine storyboard Studio time to begin final zines. #5. Due: zine and written 1 page description of process of creating project. (What you learned, steps used to create your project, what did you learned that you didn’t expect to?) Class critique of zine project (critique in teams, student led critiques) Be prepared to discuss why you chose your movement, who your zine’s audience is, and your experiences in researching and creating your zine.
Due: 10/01/08
Your zine will be graded on the following criteria: Craft and design: composition, layout, and quality of execution: Research: thorough engagement with resources and materials: Creativity: innovative approach to project, transforming information in a personal way: Critical reflection: Depth of engagement and thoughtful response to research: Additional resources: http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh1W15BWCUk http://www.villagevoice.com/books/0108,bellamy,22401,10.html http://www.fsu.edu/?q=node/609 http://www.zinebook.com http://www.fallof autumn.comwww.girrrlzines.net
On reserve at the CVA library The World of Zines: A Guide to the Independent Magazine Revolution by Mike Gunderloy and Janice. Cari Goldberg. New York: Penguin, 1992. Smith, Keith A. Non-adhesive Book Binding: Books Without Paste or Glue. Rochester: Keith Smith Books, 1993-95
Design Movements (this list is a rough sketch of 20th and 21st century design movements, intended merely as a
starting point for you to choose your Zine topic and begin your research.)
Art Nouveau (1880-1910) Arts and Crafts (1880-1915) The Glasgow School Esthetic Movement Wiener Werkstatte (1903-1933) Futurism DeStijl (1917-1928) Minimalism Elementarism Dadaism (1917-1930) Art Deco (1920-1940) Moderne Rationalism International Style (1933-80) Scandinavian Modern
(1936-present )
Jugendstil
Mission Japonism Deutsches Werkbund Vorticism Bauhaus (1919-1933) Industrial Style
Prairie School
Neoplasticism
Russian Constructivism
Constructivism Organic Design (1930-60) Biomorphism
(1935-55)
Surrealism (1924-30)
Streamlining
(1930-50)
Contemporary Style
(1945-60)
Swiss School
(1950-70)
Pop Art
(1958-72)
Space age
(1960-69)
Op art
(1965-75)
Anti-design
1966-80
Minimalism California New Wave
(1979-present)
High Tech
(1972-83)
Post Industrialism
(1978-84)
Memphis
(1981-88)
Postmodernism
(1950-present)
Deconstructivism
1988-present
Superflat
(1990’s-present)
Green or Sustainable Design
(1970’s-present)